Tag: willesden dodgers

Jive (US) [VJ 12008] 1982 After releasing the solo track “Smirfathon U.S.A.” earlier in the year, Jalil Hutchins teamed up with John “Ecstacy” Fletcher to form the group Whodini. This track was originally conceived as just an idea for a radio promo for the legendary Mr. Magic on WBLS but lead to it being their debut single. Written by Jalil […]

Jive (US) [VJ 12015 / JD-1-9026] 1983 Great Halloween rap and second release from Whodini, produced by the UK’s Willesden Dodgers with an excellent vocoder mix on the flip. There are a few label variations for this release which are pictured below. The first pressing had a VJ… catalogue number with the artist name incorrectly spelt Whodoni and was […]

Jive (US) [JD 1-9114] 1983 Third US release to be taken from Whodini’s debut album. The track was produced by Roy Carter and the Willesden Dodgers and features vocals from R&B artist Tashan who later debuted as a solo artist on Def Jam in 1986. The only label variation that I know of is a slightly different layout between the […]